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Mercyhurst Lakers (7-12, 4-4 NEC) at Fairleigh Dickinson Knights (16-3, 6-0 NEC)
Teaneck, New Jersey; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Mercyhurst faces Fairleigh Dickinson after Jenna Van Schaik scored 25 points in Mercyhurst’s 73-58 win against the Long Island Sharks.
The Knights are 9-0 on their home court. Fairleigh Dickinson ranks second in the NEC with 13.7 assists per game led by Abaigeal Babore averaging 3.1.
The Lakers are 4-4 in NEC play. Mercyhurst ranks ninth in the NEC with 6.5 offensive rebounds per game led by Bailey Kuhns averaging 1.9.
Fairleigh Dickinson averages 7.9 made 3-pointers per game, 3.3 more made shots than the 4.6 per game Mercyhurst gives up. Mercyhurst has shot at a 41.6% clip from the field this season, 2.5 percentage points greater than the 39.1% shooting opponents of Fairleigh Dickinson have averaged.
The matchup Saturday is the first meeting this season between the two teams in conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Ava Renninger is averaging 13.4…
